> I see 21 below. Telnet doesn't seem to tell me anything. Have to yet
> check the init scripts.
> pete
>
>
> [pete@rotor pete]$ telnet localhost 21
> Trying 127.0.0.1...
> Connected to localhost.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> Connection closed by foreign host.

Interesting! It looks like your current FTP server is broken. ;-) Here's
what I get:

wasson@blaster:~$ telnet localhost 21
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 ProFTPD 1.2.5rc1 Server (Debian) [blaster.xxx.xxx]